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5050 Aluminum vs. C18600 Copper

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
8.0 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
310 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
500 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
70
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
71

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
44 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
1060 to 1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
96.5 to 99.55
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5